Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Lloyd’s Medal for Services to Lloyd’s, silver (Mr. John Putt, Signalmaster, Tynmouth, June 1933.) suspension claw re-soldered with non-swivel suspension ring, minor edge bruise, very fine, rare £500-700

Provenance: Captain J. Hartford Collection, Glendining’s, September 1992.

John Putt served as the Lloyd’s Signalmaster at Tynmouth, and was awarded his Lloyd’s Medal for Services to Lloyd’s by Committee decision on 21 June 1933.

Only 8 Lloyd’s Medals for Services to Lloyd’s in silver were awarded between the institution of the award in 1917, and the closure of the final Lloyd’s Signalling Station in September 1969, all but one of which were awarded to Signalmasters.